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Booming Air Tourism Could Fuel European Rent Hikes of up to "250 a Year
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (626+ words) Southern Europe and Ireland hit hardest by air tourism-driven housing crisis, T&E study finds Unchecked growth in tourism, facilitated by air traffic growth, is fueling an unaffordable housing crisis across Europe. Some of the most popular destinations like Spain,…...
Electricity Bills in Spain "10 Lower Thanks to Renewable Energy
1+ week, 3+ day ago (271+ words) Gas is typically the most expensive source of electricity, and raises electricity prices in any hour it is used for power," Ember writes. In Spain, the influence of gas on power pricing has fallen to only 9% of hours since the…...
Spain Could Have Nearly 7 Gigawatts of Offshore Solar Power
1+ week, 6+ day ago (271+ words) In one of the sunnier countries of Europe, Spain, researchers have tried to quantify how much solar PV power could be built offshore. (Admittedly, the country is probably not feeling very sunny or optimistic today, given that their team just…...
Ford Could Sell Spanish Factory Space To Geely To Build EVs
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (261+ words) The trend continues " another Chinese automaker finds factory space in Europe to build electric cars there. Ford is reportedly on the verge of selling factory space in Spain to Chinese automotive giant Geely. This would be the first place in…...
EU Energy Crisis Response Needs a Windfall Tax on Oil Companies to Fund Electrification of Transport
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (168+ words) T&E reaction to the European Commission announcement of emergency measures on the energy crisis. Oil companies are set to make a "37 billion windfall from European drivers off the back of the latest conflict in the Middle East, T&E's…...
Tax Oil Companies" Windfall Profits, Says European Civil Society
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (298+ words) European NGOs call on Ursula von der Leyen to tax excess oil profits to support vulnerable households, industry and the clean energy transition. In 2022, the EU introduced a temporary solidarity contribution on excess profits for energy companies. An assessment by…...
Inside The Iberian Grid Collapse: What Really Went Wrong
1+ year, 1+ week ago (1072+ words) Michael Barnard works with executives, investors, and policymakers to navigate the pathways toward decarbonization. He helps make sense of complex transitions by combining insights from physics, economics, and human systems, turning them into practical strategies and clear opportunities. His work…...
Cadillac Enters Brazil. .. With 3 Electric SUVs
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (426+ words) Well, this is an interesting turn of events. Cadillac was founded in 1902, one hundred and twenty-four years ago. It has been a top luxury brand off and one for longer than I've been alive. After all that time, it is…...
$500 Million To Be Invested In Mexican EV Chargers & EVs
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (471+ words) Clean Technica It was just a little while ago that Canada announced 8, 000 new EV chargers will be installed in the nation to the north of the US. Well, maybe it could be called an EV charger sandwich, because Mexico will…...
Spain Starts New "355 Million Renewable Energy Manufacturing Program
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (133+ words) The Spanish government is going down the route a bit that President Biden and Democrats went down. It is subsidizing the manufacturing of various renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, to the tune of "355 million. Funding is provided via the…...